Motor having a commutator

ABSTRACT

A motor is provided with a riser member having a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator of a rotor, a first turned-back portion bent so as to hook the winding of the motor, and a second turned-back portion provided on the side opposite to the base portion with respect to the first turned-back portion. Thereby, a ring varistor can be supported by the second turned-back portion, and the mounting of the ring varistor can be effected easily.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] This invention relates to a motor having a commutator on which a ring varistor is mountable.

[0003] 2. Related Background Art

[0004] The rotor of a motor provided with a commutator simply comprises a construction shown in FIG. 8 the accompanying drawings, i.e., an armature core 11 having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft 6 of the rotor, a commutator 5 fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft 6 and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core 11, and a winding 10 for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots of the armature core 11. FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings show the vicinity of the commutator 5 of a motor having a commutator according to the prior art on an enlarged scale. The base portion of riser members 1 is fixed to the surface of the commutator 5 concentrically fixed to the rotary shaft 6 of the rotor of the motor. As a method of conducting a winding 4 to the riser members 1, there is fusing. This, as shown in FIG. 5, is a method of hooking the winding 4 on the end portion 2 of the riser members 1 which is not the base portions thereof, and thereafter bringing the riser members into close contact with each other at a position 3 and applying a high voltage thereto the thereby weld the close contact portion. Since a high voltage is used, the cover of the winding can be removed at the same time by the heat at this time and this is excellent in efficiency as compared with the step of removing the cover of the winding 4 by the used of soldering iron or the like.

[0005]FIG. 7 of the accompanying drawings shows the internal circuit of the motor. The commutator 5 comprises a plurality of commutator pieces 50, and the plurality of commutator pieces 50 are rotated the thereby effect the switching action, but during this switching, a counter-electromotive voltage is produced. This counter-electromotive voltage sometimes reaches several tens of thousands of volts, and in order to prevent an excessive electric current from flowing through the motor by this voltage, a ring varistor 7 is joined to the riser members 1 of the commutator 5. FIG. 6 shows the joined portion of the varistor 7 on an enlarged scale. As a method of joining the ring varistor 7, it has been practiced to effect fusing on the riser members 1, and thereafter insert the commutator 5 and the riser members 1 into the inner diameter portion of the ring varistor 7, fixing the ring varistor 7 in its floating state by a jig or the like, and join the ring varistor 7 to the riser members 1 by soldering. In this structure, however, the riser members 1 and the ring varistor 7 are not in direct contact with each other, and conduction is effected through a soldered portion 8. Consequently, when badness occurs to the soldered portion 8, there has been the possibility of bad conduction occurring between the riser members 1 and the ring varistor 7. Accordingly, in order to prevent the influence of the counter-electromotive force and to have the motor not damaged, room for improvement is considered to be left in the method of joining the ring varistor 7 to the riser member 1. Also, in the above-described conventional joining method, it is necessary to fix the not so large ring varistor 7 in its floating state, and this has not been good in working efficiency. Further, when the region of the ring varistor 7 which is to be soldered is predetermined, the circumferential positioning of the ring varistor 7 must be done accurately, and it has not been easy to effect this positioning on the ring varistor 7 in its floating state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] One aspect of this invention is to provide a riser member having a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator of a rotor, a first turned-back portion bent so as to hook the winding of a motor, and a second turned-back portion provided on the side opposite to the base portion with respect to the first turned-back portion, to thereby enable a ring varistor to be supported by the second turned-back portion, and enable the mounting of the ring varistor to be effected easily. Further, when the ring varistor has been mounted, the second turned-back portion is in direct contact with the ring varistor and therefore, bad conduction attributable to soldering can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007]FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a commutator before the fusing of the present invention is effected.

[0008]FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the commutator after the fusing of the present invention.

[0009]FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the commutator on which the ring varistor of the present invention has been mounted.

[0010]FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a commutator before the fusing according to the prior art is effected.

[0011]FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the commutator after the fusing according to the prior art.

[0012]FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the commutator on which a ring varistor according to the prior art has been mounted.

[0013]FIG. 7 shows the internal circuit of a motor.

[0014]FIG. 8 shows the appearances of a rotor.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015]FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016]FIG. 1 shows the vicinity of a commutator 5 before fusing is effected on an enlarged scale. The vicinity 2 of the base end portion of a riser member is bent toward the outside of the commutator 5 so as to be capable of hooking a winding 4 and further, the end portion 9 of the riser member which is not the base portion thereof is bent in a direction opposite the region on which the winding is hooked. By the use of this riser member 1, fusing is effected as in the prior art. That is, the winding 4 is hooked on the vicinity 2 of the base end portion of the riser member, whereafter fusing is effected so that the vicinity of a location at which the end portion 9 of the riser member is bent may closely contact with the base portion. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 2, the end portion 9 of the riser member after fusing faces the outside of the diametral direction of the commutator 5. The end portion 9 of the riser member at this time faces a direction substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and if this riser member 1 is used, the end portion 9 of the riser member is positioned outside of the inner diameter a ring varistor 7, and it becomes possible to place the ring varistor 7 on the end portion 9 of the riser member. The riser member 1 is uniformly provided along the circumferential direction of the commutator 5 and therefore, the ring varistor 7 is also uniformly supported in the circumferential direction of the commutator 5 by the riser member 1. If in this state, the joining of the riser member 1 and the ring varistor 7 by soldering is effected, the positioning of the ring varistor 7 becomes easy and reliable by a supporting portion which is the end portion 9 of the riser member, and the fixiing thereof becomes easy and working efficiency is improved. Also, since the riser member 1 and the ring varistor 7 are in direct contact with each other, bad conduction between the riser member 1 and the ring varistor 7 attributable to the bad contact of the soldered portion 8 does not occur and thus, it becomes possible to provide a motor having the commutator 5 excellent in safety. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A motor having a commutator, comprising: a riser member having a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a first turned-back portion bent so as to hook the winding of the motor, and a second turned-back portion provided on the side opposite to the base portion with respect to the first turned-back portion.
 2. A motor having a commutator according to claim 1 , wherein the second turned-back portion is in close contact with the base portion.
 3. A motor having a commutator according to claim 2 , wherein the second turned-back portion is in close contact with the base portion by fusing.
 4. A motor having a commutator according to claim 1 , wherein the second turned-back portion is bent so that the end portion of the riser member may face the diametrally outer side of the commutator.
 5. A motor having a commutator according to claim 1 , wherein the second turned-back portion is bent so that the end portion of the riser member may face in a direction substantially perpendicular to the face portion.
 6. A motor having a commutator according to claim 1 , further comprising a ring varistor fixed to the second turned-back portion.
 7. A motor having a commutator according to claim 6 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second turned-back portion by a metal material.
 8. A motor having a commutator according to claim 6 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second turned-back portion by soldering.
 9. A motor having a commutator, comprising: an armature core having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft of a rotor; a commutator fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core; a winding for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots; and a riser member comprising a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a first bent portion for hooking the winding near the base portion, and a second bent portion partly in close contact with the base portion and having its end portion which is located on the side opposite to the first bent portion facing the diametrally outer side of the commutator.
 10. A motor having a commutator, comprising: an armature core having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft of a rotor; a commutator fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core; a winding for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots; and a riser member comprising a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a bent portion formed by fusing to hook the winding near the base portion, and a supporting portion facing the diametrally outer side of the commutator so as to be substantially perpendicular to the base portion.
 11. A motor having a commutator, comprising: an armature core having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft of a rotor; a commutator fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core; a winding for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots; a riser member comprising a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a first bent portion for hooking the winding new the base portion, and a second bent portion partly in close contact with the base portion and having its end portion which is located on the side opposite to the first bent portion facing the diametrally outer side of the commutator; and a ring varistor fixed to the second bent portion coaxially with the rotary shaft.
 12. A motor having a commutator according to claim 11 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second bent portion by a metal material.
 13. A motor having a commutator according to claim 11 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second bent portion by soldering.
 14. A motor having a commutator, comprising: an armature core having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft of a rotor; a commutator fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core; a winding for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots; a riser member comprising a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a bent portion formed by fusing to hook the winding near the base portion, and a supporting portion facing the diametrally outer side of the commutator so as to be substantially perpendicular to the base portion; and a ring varistor fixed to the supporting portion coaxially with the rotary shaft.
 15. A motor having a commutator according to claim 14 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the supporting portion by a metal material.
 16. A motor having a commutator according to claim 14 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the supporting portion by soldering.
 17. A motor having a commutator, comprising: an armature core having a plurality of slots connected to the rotary shaft of rotor; a commutator fixed coaxially with the rotary shaft and comprising the same number of commutator pieces as the slots of the armature core; a winding for effecting connection between the commutator pieces and the slots; a riser member comprising a base portion fixed to the surface of the commutator, a first bent portion for hooking the winding near the base portion, and a second bent portion partly in close contact with the base portion and having its end portion which is located on the side opposite to the first bent portion facing the diametrally outer side of the commutator; and a ring varistor fixed to the second bent portion coaxially with the rotary shaft; the second bent portion of the riser member being partly in close contact with the base portion by fusing, and the ring varistor being positioned axially of the rotary shaft by the second bent portion.
 18. A motor having a commutator according to claim 17 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second bent portion by a metal material.
 19. A motor having a commutator according to claim 17 , wherein the ring varistor is fixed to the second bent portion by soldering. 